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There’s also a glass of Perrier-Jouet champagne and a selection of four TWG teas.

Sweet tooths will be further indulged by the inclusion of a dessert bar, complete with chocolate fountain and lollies served in cereal canisters.

Those familiar with the InterContinental’s reputation for also serving high coffee will be pleased to know that this option – which swaps tea and champagne for coffee and an espresso martini – will remain.

The whole offering is inspired by society lady Mrs D’Ebro, who was renowned for the lavish afternoon teas that she used to serve in her Toorak parlour in the 1890s.

Hot savouries

Scones with jam and cream

Assorted doughnuts

Veneered buttercream carrot cake (supplied photo)

Salmon and cream cheese bagel (supplied photo)

Chocolate mousse and crushed hazelnuts pots (supplied photo)

Executive chef Clinton Jackson said previously, the high tea offering was trying too hard to be everything to everybody.

This new menu, he says, focuses largely on the dessert bar.

“The original way of having it all on the plate didn’t work,” he said.

“With the dessert bar, people can pick and choose what they like.”

The High Tea Society got to try out the new menu at a special launch and was quite impressed by both the change of surroundings – which provide a stunning view of the InterContinental – and the new menu.

Perhaps the only complaint is that with such an extensive menu, it’s just about impossible to try it all!

Charlene Macaulay

Charlene Macaulay has been a High Tea Society contributor since 2013 and loves that she gets to pair her passion for food and writing when doing reviews. When she’s not sampling ribbon sandwiches and scones, she writes hard news and features for the Wyndham Star Weekly newspaper. She’s also a lover of high heels, travelling and Grey’s Anatomy.